Furen is often called 'Nayoro-shi Furen'. It is a small ski hill located to the south west of the central area of Nayoyo city in the northern region of Hokkaido.

Hokkaido is the second largest island of Japan and also the largest and northernmost prefecture (though it is not usually referred to as a prefecture). It has coastlines on the Sea of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk and also the Pacific Ocean. Sapporo is the capital city of Hokkaido and was host to the 1972 Winter Olympics. Hokkaido is home to the largest number of ski hills in Japan. While the majority of them are very small, some of the larger ski and snowboard resorts in Hokkaido - mostly found in regions to the west and east of Sapporo - are amongst the most famous in Japan.

Furen is just over 20km from the Shibetsu Kenbuchi IC exit on the Hokkaido Expressway.

From the IC exit, turn right onto Route 40 and head north and go through central Shibetsu. After about 8km turn left and then right again onto Prefecture Road 850. On reaching Road 729 after about 9km, turn left to head towards the ski hill.

From central Nayoro, head south on Route 40 and then take Road 729 to the ski hill.

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